Brining machine



Dec. 2, 1930. 1 BARRY 1,783,898

BRINING MACHINE Filed'oct. 15. 1928 2 sheets-sneu y1 43 a6 #30 55 0 e737 L 5e' i 1 s` 4' 59 43 no: ooQ is ooo- 64 o X, nog?? u e9l w a 65 66JAMEsdARRv 44 snr /rc DCC. 2, 1930. 1 BARRY 1,783,898

BRINING MACHINE n Filed Oct` l5, 1928 '2 Sheets-Sheet P INVENIORmMEsJ-BARRY ATTORNEYS Patented 72 '1930" Y' i l "JAMES fr. been,DMMOUTJvA-lsiiilldwm mm mm Y This `invention l relatess-` tof new anduseful IIl'PTOVements in .brining-emachineszand lpar- Vticularly.ltQSh-Lbrining Ina'cliines;r and )the obj 'ect'of Vit'helr invention*isfto provide anhef-l 5 iicentfbri'ningmachine which Will have means'15 chine having a Weighing'v scoop vand abrining scoop, said last"mentionedfscoop 'beingadapt hold the fish-lor a predeterminedtime'vvithin,``

, thebrining tank,"and then dschargetheish after they have 'been cleanedinthe brining: tank.v rllhescoopsare controlled from"a`com mon source iand the movements thereof areV automatically controlled suitableV mech?operating mechanism. L y p p A, In thedravvings which illustrateonefo'rfm of my ,invention :--A

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ing-scoop lapositoned Within the "fbrining' H tank. @lflewbottomofthiweighing.- scoopy `td. u. Y l y amsm Opera e m Comunctlogn thebearing 30Vdependingfrom v.the roof '31.

lgure' "is as 1de elevtlnpf :IQYed arevadapted to engagewlththe teeth ofthe retsjoi ftheiendi1.9 of alever 20, .lvsvfhenV i scoop isrin the iishreceiving position shown Y in Figure 1.* Thelever20 is pivotally mount.edon a: `pin 2l yinY proximity to the end 19. A Weight 22i sslidablymounted on therlever 2Ofand.f said Weightrrests ona bracket 23 se-fcured to the iframe.V The lpositionoit` the Weight With respect tothefpivot pin A21 regulates the Weight'of fish inthe scoop. VThe brningScoopV 18 ispivotally attached along one edge 24 to the end 25` of therame The brining scoop is preferablymade of `similar Aconstruction VtoVthe-Weighing.'scoop `and is adapted to litintothe tank. The movement iof therscoops'is controlled by the mechanism 65- hereinafter described.`Positioned above thev scoops are vthe lifting drums 26 and 27 The `drum26 is* positionedapproximately mide Waybet'vs'feen the sides .andraboverthe scoop towards the hinged' end'thereof. iThe' lifting scoop:hoisting'rope'28is secured to an eye`` let v29 Von the fend of fthescoop, .and the other ,en'd' issecuredtoithedrum. rlhe drum 26 isrotatably mounted onf a'. shaft 29'V held in VA toothed clutch 32 isformed in one end of the drumand slidably mounted on the shaft29 fis.the clutch 33, the -teeth of which drum clutch. The c1utch133'isadapted to ro "80. tate with the shaft 29.3 `Pivotally securedto Abrackets"734VV depending-fromtheroof is the` balance lever 35, the lowerend ofpvvhichl en-v gages With a groove not shown inthe clutch 33. TheWeight'36 at the end of the lever is adapted'to holdthe"clutch inlorxout of en-k, p gagemnt with the clutch teeth'onthe drum.y The Ashaft29 has'a-ttache'd'thereto a Worm l.

`Wheel 37 which is driven :through a Worm 38 secured to' a': shaft `39:4rotatably mounted- -in bearingsAOfanddrivenzlrom a sourcenot Y shown.The b rinerfscoopV` lifting drum 27 is positionedlcentrallyaboveandtowardsthe' hinged end of Ithe scoop. A hoisting rope 4l "s secured "toan-eyebolt or'ieye bolts 42 at- 95 l vtached to the end of thescoop,l`while the'other v end iss'ecuredtoI thedrum. Thedru'm 27 is-rotatably`mounted on: 'the "shaft 43 rotatably mounted inthe .bearings44i suspended 'from the rooif.-A Teeth 145 are tormed4 in" one end` lof100 shaft 39 through thewo'rmf'lV and worm"- wheel 52. A worm 53 issecured to the shaft 43 and engages with a worm wheel 54 which 1ssecured to a spindle 55 havingmounted,thereon a toothed sprocket 56 ofan endless chain 57, which passes over the sprocket wheel 58. Thesprocket wheel 58 is mounted on a spindle 59 passing through a bearing60. The spindle 55 is rotatably mounted in the bearing 6l. Secured tothe chain is the angle 62 which is adapted to engage with projections onthe lever (not shown) to throw the lever in one direction for forcingthe clutch into engagement with the drum and also to throw the lever sothat the clutch is forced out of engagement with the drum during theoperation of the mechanism. The weighing scoop is operated by means of atrip rope 63 which is secured to the edge of the scoop at a point marked64. The trip rope passes around Yapulley 65 rotatably mounted in abracket 66 secured to the frame. The trip vrope passes up over pulley 67and 68 and then extends horizontally around the end pulley 69 and 70.

, Secured to the trip ropes are the trip catches 7l and 72 spaced adistance apart equal to the upward movement of the weighing scoop.

In operation the weighing scoop and the brining scoop are in thehorizontal position with the brining scoop immersed in brine.'

The main driving shaft with the worms mounted thereon are rotating. Fishis fed into the weighing scoop until the weight therein overcomes theresistance to the weighing lever. The scoop then drops three inches andmoves the trip rope so that the catch 72 engages with the clutch leverfor the hoisting mechanism operating the weighing skip. The

Vpredetermined intervals to raise the loaded scoop, which when emptied,drops back to its horizontal position.

The device is very simple in operation and` the fish when weighed in theweighing scoop is automatically dumped into the brining scoop which istime'operatedthrough suitable mechanism. The device automatically dumpsthe fish when the fish have been submerged the proper length of time inthe briner in order to clean same. This time is regulated by experiment.It will be seen that a fish briner operated in the manner hereindescribed greatly facilitates the handling of fish with the minimumamount of labour and eX- .pense, and greatly reduces the cost of thebrining of fish when compared with the methods at present in use'lHaving thus described my invention, what I claim is l.- In abriningmachine, a frame, a brining tank formed therein, a weighing scoopattached along one edge to the frame, a weighted balancelever secured tothe frame and adapted to support the weighing scoop, a clutch controlledhoisting unit above the weighing scoop, means operated by the movementof the scoop, to control the clutch to raise or release the weighingscoop, a brining scoop in the brining tank adapted to receive materialfrom the weighing scoop and a hoisting unit for the brining scoop.A

2. In a brining machine, a frame, a brining` tank formed in the frame, aweighing scoop pivotally secured along one edge in proximity to thetank, a balance lever secured to the frame for weighing the scoop, aclutch operated hoisting unit positioned above the weighing scoop andadapted'to 'raise same, means for weighing the `material in the scoop,meansV secured tothe weighing scoop and adapted to operate the clutch toraise or loYA er the weighing scoop, a brining tank pivotally secured tothe frame and adapted to rec eive material dumped from the weighingscoop, and a hoisting unit adapted to dump material from the briningscoop.

3. In a brining machine, a frame, a weighing scoop built of perforatedmaterial pivotally secured to the frame, a balance lever secured to theframe to weigh the material in the weighing scoop, a clutch controlledhoisting unit positioned above the weighing scoop, means secured to thescoop and adapted to operate the clutch to raise and release theweighing scoop, a brining tank formed in the frame, a perforated briningscoop pivotally attached along one edge to the frame and adapted' to litinto the brining tank, said brining scoop being adapted to receivematerial dumped from the weighing scoop, and a hoisting unit above thebrining scoop for raising and releasingr same.

4. In a brining machine, a frame, a brining tank formed therein and `atone end thereof, a perforated weighing scoop pivotally secured along oneedge to the frame, a weighing beam pivotally secured to the frame andadapted to weigh the weighing scoop, a clutch operated hoisting unit forthe weighing scoop, means secured to the weighing scoop and operating onsaid clutch to raise its lll)

" and release the weighing scoop kthrough the hoisting unit, a briningscoop pivotally secured along one edge to the frame and adapted toreceive Vmaterial from the weighing y I scoop, a hoisting unit above thebrining. scoop, and means to operate; the scoop hoisting mechanism. v

5. A device according to claimfl` having y both hoisting units operatedfron;I a common source. i p Y 6. A brining machine comprising a weighring scoop in which thejmaterial to be delivered tothe brining means isinitially placed, l means for normally supporting the scoop in amaterial receiving position adaptedto permit downward movementv of thescoop when y the latter is loaded with a predetermined weight ofmaterial and scoop hoisting means controlled by the aforesaid downwardmovement of the scoop for swinging said scoop to a material dischargingposition.

7. `A brning machine comprisingwsltl brin-l ing tank, a pivotallymounted `weighing scoop in which the materialto'be delivered tothebrining tank is initially placed, means for supporting said scoop inaV normal material receiving position, said means being yieldable topermit downward movement of the scoop when the latter is loaded with apredetermined weight of material, a normally inoperativescoop hoistingmechanism and means controlled by the aforesaid downward movement of thescoop for rendering said hoisting mechanism inoperative to'swing thescoop to a discharging position whereby theV materialis transferred fromthe scoop to the brining tank. v

v 8. A brining machine comprising a brining tank, a pivotally mountedbrining scoop normally positioned in said tank, a pivotallymountedweighing scoop positioned in proximity to said tank, saidweighing scoop being v `yieldingly supported in a material receivingposition by means permitting a slight vdownward movement of the scoopj`when loaded with a predetermined weight ofmaterial and means controlledbythe aforesaid downward movement of the `weighing scoop for swingingsaid scoop toa discharging position,

whereby the material. contained therein isl transferred to the briningscoop, and means forV subsequently swinging said brining o scoop to amaterial discharging position.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Y u hand.,

v JAMES J.- BARRY.

